Burkina Faso moves to decolonize education through curriculum reform
by Nicholas Mwangi Burkina Faso has begun reviewing its history, geography and civic education curricula. The government says the aim is to “decolonize” the country’s...
Anti-genocide, anti-apartheid jurist Navi Pillay awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
On October 9, South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, who led the United Nations inquiry that concluded Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,...
Africa speaks with one voice at UN General Assembly
The recent 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) opened under the theme “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that...
Could expanding conflict in Ethiopia engulf the entire Horn of Africa?
Recent growing tensions between Addis Ababa and Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, suggest that a civil war between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray...
UN Secretary-General says Africa should have permanent membership on Security Council
Global leaders gathered in New York recently, for the high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly’s 81st session. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened...
Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives
by Farai Mutsaka and Dan Ikpoyi HARARE, Zimbabwe—A television game show in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has an unforgiving rule: Speak English and you lose. For a U.S.-born millennial...
Reflecting on Sudan, South Sudan history amid today’s challenges facing both countries
Today’s recurring and unfortunate political and ethnic rivalry between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar has driven South Sudan’s cycles of...
Maps can shape how we understand the world
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took a long-overdue step toward correcting distortions in commonly used world maps, particularly the Mercator projection, which is...
Sudan, world’s largest humanitarian crisis, receives glimmer of hope
The August 24, 2026, United Nations Security Council latest updates concerning war-torn Sudan, and its escalating conflict, sounded more like a long, drawn-out and...
America and its allies threatened by growing China-Africa economic ties
While Africa is emerging as fertile ground for China’s drive to make the yuan a major international currency and reduce the continent’s...